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Nilotinib (AMN107) is an orally available, selective and potent ATP-competitive wild-type and mutant Bcr-Abl kinase inhibitor that is 10-30-fold more potent than imatinib. Nilotinib is used to treat Philadelphia chromosome (Ph+)-positive chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). Nilotinib reduces midbrain Bcr-Abl autophosphorylation, amyloid-β levels, and neuronal loss, as well as improves autophagosome clearance and reverses cognitive deficits in the Tg2576 transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease.
Orally available, selective and potent ATP-competitive wild-type and mutant Bcr-Abl kinase inhibitor